Appian Way - Appian Way (English spelling)

Japanese: アッピア街道 - あっぴあかいどう(英語表記)Via Appia
Appian Way - Appian Way (English spelling)

An ancient Roman national road. It was named after the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, whose construction began in 312 BC. It was completed from Rome to Capua in the 4th century BC, and extended to Brundisium (now Brindisi) in southern Italy by the middle of the 3rd century BC. It is 540 km long. Known as the "Queen of Roads," it connected to the Via Egnatia (built around 130 BC, crossing the Balkan Peninsula) across the Adriatic Sea, and played a major role in the exchange between Rome and the Greek world of southern Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. Even today, parts of the road and historical sites along the road can be seen, and in the vicinity of Rome it is one of the important historical sites known as the Via Appia Antica.

[Tadanori Yoshimura]

Appian Way
Construction of an ancient Roman highway started by Claudius Cacues in 312 BC. The stone-paved road still retains traces of its former glory. Rome, Italy ©Shogakukan ">

Appian Way


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代ローマの国道。紀元前312年ケンソル(監察官)のアッピウス・クラウディウス・カエクスが着工させたところからこの名がある。前4世紀のうちにローマからカプアまで完成、前3世紀中ごろまでに南イタリアのブルンディシウム(現ブリンディジ)まで延長された。全長540キロメートル。「道路中の女王」と称され、アドリア海を隔ててエグナティア街道Via Egnatia(前130年ごろ建設。バルカン半島を横断する)に接続し、南イタリアやバルカン半島のギリシア人世界とローマとの交流のうえで、大きな役割を果たした。現在でも、舗装の一部や沿道の史跡がみられ、ローマ市近辺ではアッピア旧街道Via Appia Anticaとして重要史跡の一つとなっている。

[吉村忠典]

アッピア街道
紀元前312年、クラウディウス・カクエスによって着工された古代ローマの幹線道路。石の舗装路に往時の面影が残る。イタリア ローマ©Shogakukan">

アッピア街道


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